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The wood is valuable for gun-stocks and other similar 

 purposes, being lighter in proportion to its strength 

 than most other woods. The tree grows to the height 

 of fifty feet, and may be planted at intervals of thirty 

 feet. It is easily propagated from fresh seeds and 

 layers, and comes into bearing in six or eight years. 

 It requires a deep soil of fair quality, resting upon a 

 dry subsoil • and the only pruning necessary is the 

 removal of crowded or cross branches. The fruit is 

 produced on the extremities of the previous year's 

 shoots. 



THE WAMPEE— (Cookia Punctata). 



This esteemed Chinese fruit is the produce of a small 

 evergreen tree, having compound leaves, which is a 

 native of China and the Indian Archipelago. It grows 

 to the height of fifteen feet, and bears fruit in China 

 at three years, from the seed. The approved sorts are 

 propagated by layers, but may also be increased by 

 cuttings of ripe shoots in heat, under a bell-glass. For 

 the purpose of raising new varieties, recourse must be 

 had to the seed ; and it is to this means of propagation, 

 the only true method of " acclimatising,' 5 that we must 

 look for its ultimate naturalisation to the soil of 

 Queensland. It has not yet borne fruit here ; but, as 

 the Chinese speak of it as superior to the litcbi, which 

 is a universal favorite with them, it is likely to prove 

 a valuable addition to our fruits. The tree is allied to 

 Murraya. The soil most suitable for its cultivation is 

 peat and loam. There are two or three distinct sorts 

 grown in China. 



New Chinese fruits. 



The productive character of all the Chinese fruits 

 hitherto introduced into Queensland should encourage 



